Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pseudo jobs in print queues for print job scheduling
- Patent Title (中): 用于打印作业调度的打印队列中的伪作业
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Application No.: US13032784Application Date: 2011-02-23
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Publication No.: US08823979B2Publication Date: 2014-09-02
- Inventor: Joseph P. Gaertner , Joan Stagaman Goddard , Janeen E. Jahn , Kumar V. Kadiyala , Marquis G. Waller
- Applicant: Joseph P. Gaertner , Joan Stagaman Goddard , Janeen E. Jahn , Kumar V. Kadiyala , Marquis G. Waller
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Duft Bornsen & Fettig, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/12
- IPC: G06F3/12

Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for scheduling multiple types of print jobs in a print queue using a pseudo job. A pseudo job is a special type of non-printing job object that is added to a print queue. In one embodiment, a system includes a print queue that stores print jobs scheduled for a printer. The print queue also stores a pseudo job that defines a boundary in the queue between print jobs having a first set of print settings and print jobs having a second set of print settings. In another embodiment, a system includes a print queue, a control system, and a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface displays options for generating a pseudo job, and receives input indicating a scheduled change to a configuration of a printer. The control system generates the pseudo job based on the input, and inserts the pseudo job in the print queue.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120212769A1 PSEUDO JOBS IN PRINT QUEUES FOR PRINT JOB SCHEDULING Public/Granted day:2012-08-23
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